7:15 a.m. update: Second crash on I-494 in Bloomington

Just as a crash on westbound 494 at Portland Avenue was moved off the freeway, a three-vehicle crash at Cedar Avenue took its place. A flat-bed semi is parked on the left shoulder and a trooper with two vehicles are on the right side.

Commuters will notice the slow downs that kick in between Hwy. 5 and 24th Avenue.

Drivers can plan on more weekend closures in the spring as the $239 million I-35W downtown-to-Crosstown project continues until 2021. In a shred of good news, MnDOT will reopen ramp access from northbound I-35W to 5th Avenue on Monday.

Winter's arrival has not put the chill on road construction as drivers will encounter another weekend freeway closure in Minneapolis, and bridge work in Forest Lake is expected to bring traffic delays.